Week Ending December 5, 2025
{quotes}
Looking at the world from a perspective of abundance means having the courage to embrace the here-and-now, to trust what can yet be, and to believe that blessing isn’t a relic of the past but a promise of the future.
Brian Stoller
Love is a triangle made up of three unconditional properties in equal measure: 1. Acceptance 2. Understanding 3. Appreciation. So, for the love of a triangle, please keep love whole.
Vera Nazarian
Healing isn’t linear, it’s a quiet comeback every day.
R.M. Drake
The truth is a rabbit in a bramble patch. All you can do is circle around and say it’s somewhere in there.
Pete Seeger
Grace is the pleasure of God to magnify the worth of God by giving sinners the right and power to delight in God without obscuring the glory of God.
John Piper
{blessings}
Optimism
Feel the love that surrounds you, recognize the opportunities that lie ahead, and may optimism fill your soul.
Holding Hands
May you be blessed with the Divine gift of a hand to hold.
Pause
May you be blessed to pause amid the mayhem of daily life, and open your mind and soul to the splendor of a few lilies, or wrens, or trout among the mysterious shadows, the cold water, and the somber oaks.
Mary Oliver
Smile on Fire
May God bless you with a smile that’s on fire. There’s passion in your heart, let your smile reflect it.
Restive Heart
Peace isn’t found in the absence of problems, but in the presence of God. Let Him in and calm your restive heart.
{prayers}
Holiday Gladness
Thank You, God, for this season of joy and celebration. Help us keep expectations low and gratitude constant. Remind us that reward comes to those who wait and all who fill their time with deeds of loving kindness.
Beautiful Plan
Wishing doesn’t make it so. My thoughts, hopes, and desires are meaningless without prayer, without You, dear God. I have unwavering faith in Your beautiful plan for my present and future. Today, I will do my part. I will extend kindness, prevent cruelty, and take action against injustice. Blessed is God, my Creator.
Blessed Soul
Dear God, may it be Your will to settle Your holy presence within me, to share Your grace upon me, and to show Your compassion to me. Blessed are You, who cares for this blessed soul.
Layers
There are so many layers to the life I lead. Overlapping, blocking, and creating more interest and beauty in each day. Thank You for the thoughts that lull me to sleep and thank You for the ones that keep me up at night. Please God, continue to be with me as I grow.
We Hear You
Dear God, we are listening. We hear Your call, it’s loud, and it’s clear. We are ready to help the others. Those who have suffered loss. Those forced to do without. The ones for whom life is a daily challenge. Show us the way, and we will surely follow.
{bible}
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.”
Malachi 3:10
Because of Your great love, I come into Your house, I worship in Your holy temple, and bow down to You in reverence.
Psalm 5:7
All the forces of darkness cannot stop what God has ordained.
Isaiah 14:27
God’s moon and stars rule by night. His steadfast love endures forever.
Psalm 136:9
Following Your Word gives me the greatest joy, just as riches please others.
Psalm 119:14
{features, videos, stories}
Parable: Sowing Seeds
Feature: Bill Gates Quote, “Everyone knows about Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now help me spread the word about Giving Tuesday!” + video
Story: Seven Wonders
Video: True Story of a Life Changing Moment Clint Pulver
Friday Funnies: Coming to Visit